Beethoven – Wellington s Victory ( Battle Symphony ), Op. 91 – Full Score Online now
Description
Theatricality and spectacular sound effects are the hallmarks of this unusual work that conjures up the life-and-death drama of one of Europe s most decisive battles — the Duke of Wellington s victory over Napoleon in a Basque province in 1813.
First performed in December 1813 at a concert in Vienna to benefit Austrian and Bavarian soldiers wounded at the Battle of Hanau, Wellington s Victory, also known as The Battle of Vittoria, had been commissioned by Johann Maelzel — inventor, avid promoter, and friend of Beethoven — to exploit patriotic sympathies for Maelzel s financial gain. The result was a wildly popular success beyond expectations of either promoter or composer.
Dover s handsome edition of the score — reprinted from the authoritative Complete Works edition originally published by Breitkopf & Härtel — includes facsimile pages from the original publication. Beethoven s original instructions for performance, an annotated instrumentation list, and a prefatory note describe the events that led up to — and followed — the creation of this exceptional work.
Republication of Wellington s Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria ( Wellington s Victory or the Battle of Vittoria ), Breitkopf & Härtel, Leipzig, 1813.
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